herbe du diable

French

Alternative forms

herbe au diable

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛʁ.b(ə) dy djabl/

Noun

herbe du diable f (plural herbes du diable)

Synonym of stramoine (“jimsonweed”) (Datura stramonium)

Further reading

“stramonium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
“herbe” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.